Contend Allies Barriers Remain in Berlin Stalemate
Berlin reports say the Russians accuse the western Allies of torpedoing the Berlin blockade lift while a U. S. official Lawrence Wilkins on argues governments ordered full removal of post March 1 1948 restrictions. Taegliche Rundschau accuses the West of evading the agreement. Experts note possible threat to reimpose the blockade and discuss licensing for Soviet zone cargoes under pre blockade deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel de Luce
Berlin
Lawrence Wilkinson
U. S
Geremany
Taegliche Rundschau
Taeglische Rundschau
Germany
Rundschau
Economic Ministry
Hesse
Western Zone
Fairenough critique of executive pensions in industry
Westbrook Pegler argues from Hagerstown that J Carlton Ward Jr holds a $25 000 yearly pension while Sherman Fairchild fights it. He condemns executive pension schemes as lavish, conflicting with stockholders’ rights, noting officers tirelessly finance lavish pensions across multiple companies. He urges stockholders to resist such “pension racket.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Sherman Fairchild
Fairchield Engine and Aircraft Corporation
J. Carlton Ward, Jr
Ward
Securities and Exchange Commission
Labor Bill's Return Urged in Senate Debate
Senator Ives of New York urged sending the administration labor bill back to the Senate labor committee for study. A Truman Democrat rejected the idea, saying no chance of reopening the bill. The measure aims to repeal the Taft Hartley act and substitute a Wagner act variant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ives
New York
Senate Labor Committee
New Yorker
Truman
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Group
Thomas
House
House Labor Committee
Senate
Green Haynes Low Bidder on School Construction
Bids opened by the Monroe city school board for a one story brick veneer addition at Sherrouse school. Low bid: W. Green Haynes at 18,936. Other bids: Humble and Humble 20,669 J A Harper 20,812 W C Salley 20,890 Garland Construction 25,868. Plans by Monroe architect W King Stubbs. Bids taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Monroe
Sherrouse School
W. Green Haynes
Humble
J. A. Harper
W. C. Salley
Garland Construction Co
W. King Stubbs
Monroe
Thirty Are Overcome In Tunnel Blast
New York May 13. Thirty persons were overcome when drums of chemicals exploded on a truck in the Holland tunnel. The two mile underwater highway filled with carbon disulphide fumes halting traffic. Fires spread to other vehicles and parts of the tunnel were badly damaged. Manhattan officials surveyed smouldering trucks as lines of communication were disrupted.
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New York
Holland Tunnel
Hudson
Manhattan
Hugo E. Rogers
Rogers
Eisler to Cost U.S. 60 Odd Sam
Justice department officials say they will deport stowaway and admitted Communist Gearhart Eisler, now aboard the Polish liner Batory, after he fled the United States. Mrs. Eisler has been detained for questioning in New York about her husband’s flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Gearhart Eisler
Justice Department
Eisler
Department
United States
Batory
Atlantic
America
Immigration Department
New York
Immigration Service
Ellis Island
Guards on Duty in Jersey City Over Records Fire
Guards were on duty at Jersey City Hall to protect records from Frank Hague’s 32 year reign after charred papers were found in the city hall basement incinerator. Hudson County Prosecutor Horace Roberson said he could not confirm if any official records survived, and warned to halt waste paper disposal until the new city commission takes office. John Kenny leads the incoming municipal group, while Eggers accused Kenny of trying to smear colleagues. Kenny replied he has nothing to hide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
City Hall
Frank Hague
Hudson County
Horace K. Roberson
Roberson
Hague
Daniel Luzzi
Luzzi
John V. Kenny
Eggers
Kenny
State department split over moving toward peace in Germany and Japan
The State Department faces a new debate over whether U S policy shifts are too rapid from postwar toughness to peacetime reconstruction. Officials acknowledge criticism of soft versus hard lines as reparations pace changes unfold. Recent moves halt Japan equipment removals to rebuild its peace economy and Britain, France, and the U S agreed to drop 159 German plants from reparations lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
State Department
Germany
Japan
United States
Britain
France
Britain Backs Pact in Historic Commons Vote
London May 13 Labor and Conservative MPs join to ratify the North Atlantic treaty by 333 to 6. Bevin calls it wise and prudent, crediting it with potentially preventing future wars and aiding Berlin blockade relief. Churchill praises US leadership and warns against overreading Soviet gestures.
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London
House of Commons
Ernest Bevin
Winston Churchill
Russia
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Italy
Portugal
Iceland
Canada
U. S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Churchill
Bevin
Berlin
Ford Refuses to Open Talks on 1949 Labor Pact
Detroit May 13 A top level source says Ford Motor Company will not open 1949 labor contract talks until its workers end the ongoing strike. The stance comes as 65,000 workers strike over speedup and pension demands while Walter P. Reuther leads the UAW delegation. About 100,000 of Ford's 106,000 production workers are idle amid a potential shutdown.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ford
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
U S Census To Be Enumerated In 1948
The United States Census Bureau will conduct a full scale census of retail, wholesale and service trade businesses in 1948 across the nation and outlying territories. About 4,500 enumerators will operate from 300 district offices led by D R Mims in Monroe. Parishes covered include Ouachita, Morehouse, Union, Lincoln, Jackson, Richland, East Carroll, West Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Tensas and Caldwell. Data on sales, payrolls, employment and merchandise lines will be gathered, with initial results by late 1949 and final volumes by mid 1951. All data are confidential. Enumerators must show ID. Cooperation from firms will save time and taxpayer money.
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United States
Alaska
Hawaii
United States Bureau of the Census
Census Bureau
Monroe
D. R. Mims
Heninger Building
Ouachita
Morehouse
Union
Lincoln
Jackson
Richland
East Carroll
West Carroll
Franklin
Madison
Tensas
Caldwell
Mims
Earthquake rocks Los Angeles area
Los Angeles was rocked by a quake at 2 19 a m Pacific standard time. The tremor woke residents and was felt across the city with no reported damage. It followed a earlier quake on May 2 in barren desert country, also with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Friday the 13th Rare Moment in 1949 Across a Year
Friday the 13th occurs only once in 1949, a rare calendrical quirk as most years host multiple occurrences. Local readers are warned to beware superstitions such as black cats, breaking mirrors, or passing under ladders, though no untoward events have been reported today.
Water Treatment and Distribution Improvements Plan
The engineers urge extensive additions to the water system. The filter plant dating from older construction needs replacement and the chemical lab is under equipped. Cast iron mains predominate and many pipes are undersized or degraded. A large force main, storage tank, additional hydrants, and extensive maintenance are recommended. Operating costs for conditioning will not be charged against the improvement bond proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tral
de Siard Street
Trenton Six verdict attacked as frameup on eve of appeal
The Civil Rights Congress denounces the death sentence of six Trenton men as a Northern lynching frameup. They face an appeal to New Jersey's high court Monday. The protest cites arrests without warrants, coercive interrogation, and drugging claims, while defense lawyers argue confessions were coerced.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Civil Rights Congress
State Supreme Court
Mercer County
Congress
Scottsboro
U. S. Justice Department
William Horner
U. S
O. John Rogge
Earl B. Dickerson
Chicago
Emanuel H. Bloch
New York
William L. Patterson
C. R
Man revived after declared medically dead in Los Angeles
Reid C. Lewis, 46, an aircraft armament inspector for Hughes in Santa Monica, was pronounced dead for 12 to 15 minutes after a pentathol anesthesia. Doctors attempted resuscitation with coramine and oxygen, then snapped his 10th left rib to shock the heart, reviving him. The operation was later repeated with a different anesthetic, and Lewis remains unaware of his brief death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Reid C. Lewis
Los Angeles Times
Lewis
Hughes Aircraft Corp
Santa Monica
Roar of Battle Near Shanghai
AP chief Fred Hampson reports from Shanghai as Communist forces close in and a tense life unfolds inside the city. The dispatch chronicles the approaching clash and the atmosphere among foreign correspondents and residents amid the siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Fred Hampson
Associated Press
Battle near Shanghai tightens Communist push toward city
Fred Hampson reports from Shanghai on May 13 as two Communist prongs close on the city. Red Gen. Chen Yi drives to seize Shanghai or seal a siege, with battles southwest near Lungkiang and northwest near Tainsang. Whangpoo and Lunghwa airfield are critical targets, while garrison forces resist and defenses along ruined bridges slow both sides.
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Chen Yi
Shanghai
Lunghwa
Lungkiang
Shanghai-Hangchow
Tainsang
Yangtze
Woosung
Hangchow
Whangpoo River
Matthews Named Secretary of Navy
Francis Patrick Matthews a 62 year old Omaha lawyer was named secretary of the navy to succeed John L Sullivan. A Democrat and Catholic layman, Matthews is a Creighton graduate and Albion Nebraska native. The nomination moves to the Senate. Daniels had refused the post earlier and Calder was hoped for the army post.
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Washington
Francis Patrick Matthews
Omaha
White House
Matthews
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Defense Johnson
Navy
Charles G. Ross
Senate
Creighton University
Albion
Nebr
Poss
Army
Kenneth C. Royall
Curtis E. Calder
New York
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
Ship Skipper Everett Rigsbee Shot to Death
Cmdr. Everett O. Rigsbee Jr., skipper of the aircraft carrier Antietam, was found shot in his quarters at Hunter's Point shipyard San Francisco. Police said a civilian .38 bullet likely caused the fatal wound eight inches from his head. A navy board of inquiry was ordered. early reports suggested no foul play. Rigsbee, 41, had only ten days in command and had served as executive officer since last July. He was a Fort Stockton Texas native and Texas A and M alum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Everett O. Rigsbee, Jr
Skipeper
Antietam
Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard
Navy
Rigsbee
Helen Rigsbee
Fort Stockton
Tex
Texas A. and
Non-Segregation Order Attacked in Washington
Representative Williams of Mississippi condemned Defense Secretary Johnson for a non segregation policy in the air force. He protested the deactivation of the all Negro 332nd fighter wing and asked whom Johnson seeks to help by mixing Negro and white units, arguing morale and pride in World War II units would suffer.
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Washington
Williams
D.-Miss
Defense
Johnson
Air Force
332Nd
The
House
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Pegler
Green Haynes
Chester Bonoff
Beverly Hills
Calif
Karl Bonoff
Allan H. Rabin
Dr. Bonoff
Rabin
Louisiana Parishes
Los Angeles Area
Lunghwa Airfield
Woosung Harbor
Secretary OF Navy
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